Allow BWARS to set up new single species record forms.
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Submitted by Anonymous on
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A close relative of A. ovatula (Kirby) and best separated from it by the broken hair-band in both sexes on the third gastral tergite (particularly obvious in the female).
Submitted by Anonymous on
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One of the larger brown and yellow-striped Nomada species. Its presence should be checked wherever its host, Andrena haemorrhoa (Fabricius), is present. It is very similar in appearance to the very common Nomada flava Panzer, but rather darker generally, though not as dark as Nomada panzeri Lepeletier. The presence of a clear notch in the tip of the mandible will confirm this (the only other British Nomada with a bifid mandible is fabriciana (Linnaeus), which is smaller and red). Take care when handling live females, however; female… Read more
Submitted by johnvb on
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This help page is for advanced site editors only.
To change settings for the species account output, including the header text on the first page, visit Site configuration > Species account gallery on the menu. This brings up the configuration page for the gallery with several advanced setting further down the page (please check with John before changing anything you are not sure about). However, at the top of the settings there is a Header text box into which you can place any content you require to appear at the top of the gallery's first page. Click… Read more
Submitted by admin on
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This article only applies to Advanced Site Editors such as Nigel!
Certain pages on the BWARS site contain dynamically generated lists of other content and are not built using the normal Create content menu item, rather they use the Views module. This is a powerful tool for reporting on any information held in Drupal, including nodes (content), users, terms etc. An example is the Download page.
A view can be output as part of another page, e.g. on the Home page for news and forum posts, or can be output… Read more
Submitted by Nigel Jones on
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A survey of the bees and wasps of fifteen chalk grassland and chalk heath sites within the East Sussex South Downs. Steven Falk, 2011
Submitted by Nigel Jones on
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A Provisional Checklist of the Invertebrates Recorded From Wales. 2. Aculeate Wasps, Bees & Ants (Hymenoptera Aculeata)
Submitted by Nigel Jones on
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Warwickshire's Bumblebees - Steven Falk 2011
Submitted by Nigel Jones on
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Aculeates are part of the vast insect order, the Hymenoptera. The defining feature of all aculeates is that the egg-laying ovipositor is modified to form a sting. The majority of species hide their larva and their food provisions in safe retreats.
In Britain there are around 590 species of aculeates. These include ants, bees and wasps. Aculeate life histories are many and varied.
Above: A tiny parasitoid wasp, Gonatopus clavipes.
Photo: Jelle Devalez
You can read about, and view… Read more
Submitted by Nigel Jones on
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The spreadsheet that you can download here contains a list of British and Irish aculeates used by BWARS. This is a list of species and their names, recognised as being present in Great Britain and Ireland, drawn from work being undertaken by Gavin Broad (Natural History Museum), Barry Bolton, George Else, John Burn, Mike Edwards and Rowan Edwards. The list contains our best understanding of accepted names for species (species concepts), although in a few cases some confusion around names remains.
As research and knowledge concerning aculeates progresses, so too does the need to… Read more